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Climate Change Methodology Modeling

Degrees of separation: How warm do we think Earth is going to get, really?

The Earth is warming up. But by how much? For some time, climate scientists could not reconcile the varying temperature…
July 24, 2017 Prabarna Ganguly
Book Review Sharkbites Saturday

Behind the Scenes: Shark Week

In honor of Shark Week 2017, go behind the scenes of the episode Tiger Beach from Shark Week 2016!
July 22, 2017July 31, 2017 Carolyn Wheeler
Coastal Management Plastic Pollution

Wake up and smell the marine awareness…on social media?!

Close your eyes and imagine your favorite beach, or a memorable coast you have visited, completely free of litter-that’s right,…
July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Katherine Barrett
Book Review Plastic

Paper or plastic? Policies inspired by research to find a solution to plastic pollution

Paper or plastic? In a lot of grocery stores, this is an innocent question, but recently it’s become a controversial…
July 19, 2017July 17, 2017 Laura Zinke
Conference Conservation Science Communication

Why We Need Ocean Optimism

Social science has shown that too much doom and gloom about the ocean and other environmental issues is depressing. So…
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 Megan Chen
Conservation

Saving seabirds: how mammal management has turned into seabird success

Seabirds and invasive species have been a poor mix for centuries, yet new research suggests seabird populations are bouncing back…
July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 Anna Robuck
Chemistry deep sea

Deep Iron: Good for the Ocean’s Bones

: Iron isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for the ocean, too. While many studies focus on…
July 17, 2017August 1, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Sharkbites Saturday

Awareness Inspires Conservation

Save the whales... save the ocean... but save the sharks? This is a mission that is still new, and often…
July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 Anna Robuck
Biological oceanography

Harmful Algal Blooms Find Homes Further North as Waters Warm

Before the late 20th century, reports of illness from toxin-producing algae had been absent from most northern coastlines. But in…
July 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Julia Dohner
Climate Change

A regional perspective on ocean acidification

The regional impacts of ocean acidification are unclear. Researchers measured pH in the intertidal waters off the western coast of…
July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 Victoria Treadaway
Book Review Climate Change

Antarctica’s growing green space

As the planet warms, Antarctic land ice is retreating rapidly in some regions, and along with this, small pockets of…
July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Chemistry

Out of sight, but not out of mind: human created chemicals persist deep in the Arctic Ocean  

Human created chemicals can be "too good" at their job, remaining persistent and/or toxic in the environment, well beyond the…
July 7, 2017July 11, 2017 Anna Robuck
Book Review Climate Change

Size Matters: Big Eelgrass Beds Hold More Carbon

Oreska MPJ, McGlathery KJ, Porter JH (2017) Seagrass blue carbon spatial patterns at the meadow-scale. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0176630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176630…
July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 R J Parker
En Espanol Sharkbites Saturday

Los tiburones y otros depredadores oceánicos dominantes: Aliados improbables al combatir el cambio climático

Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post  By ANNA ROBUCK Artículo Spiers, E.K.A., Stafford, R., Ramirez, M., Izurieta, D.F.V., Cornejo, M., Chavarria,…
July 1, 2017July 1, 2017 Sandra Schleier
Biology

Seaweed antioxidants protect fish too

A new study suggests that feeding fish small amounts of antioxidant-rich seaweed can protected them from environmental challenges.
June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 Brittney G. Borowiec
Microbiology

Toxic living: finding the right home for sulfur-oxidizing bacteria

Hydrothermal vents are hot, dark, and toxic environments. But to sulfur oxidizing bacteria, they're home.
June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Michael Graw
Chemistry

Fireproofing the Arctic

Chemicals that are stable enough for our everyday use are often remarkably stable in the natural environment as well. This…
June 27, 2017 Carrie McDonough
Book Review Fisheries

Minimizing bycatch by maximizing incentives

What's the best way for fishermen to avoid catching the wrong type of animal in their nets? According to this…
June 26, 2017 Erin McLean
En Espanol

Utilizando aves costeras para estudiar calamares

Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY REBECCA FLYNN   Artículo: Pereira, J.M., V.H. Paiva, and J.C. Xavier. 2017. Seabirds mapping the…
June 25, 2017 Sandra Schleier
Sharkbites Saturday

Small but perhaps not so mighty: The second edition of the epaulette shark saga

A sneak peak of more awesome epaulette shark research currently being conducted at the New England Aquarium. We know how…
June 24, 2017June 28, 2017 Carolyn Wheeler

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